Lorenzo Carcaterra

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Lorenzo Carcaterra (born on October 16, 1954, in Hell's Kitchen, New York) is an American writer. Hell's Kitchen is the setting for his most famous book, Sleepers, which was adapted as a 1996 film of the same name. In April 2009, he joined True/Slant as a blogger.

Biography

He became a journalist by 1980 when his first articles begin to appear in various newspapers.

Published works

Non-fiction

Sleepers (1996) - While there is much debate about the fictionality of this work, it is still categorized as non-fiction by the Library of Congress
A Safe Place (1993)

Novels

Apaches (1997)
Gangster (2001)
Street Boys (2002)
Paradise City (2004)
Chasers (2007)
Midnight Angels (2010)

Other

Introduction to Modern Library Classics unabridged version of The Count of Monte Cristo, a novel which plays an important role in Carcaterra's autobiographical novel Sleepers

He has written and produced a number of episodes of Law & Order.

He used his knowledge of New York City to contribute to the video game Alone in the Dark.

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 39474499 LCCN: n92061117 ISNI: 0000 0000 8118 4059 GND: 124314341 SUDOC: 033728232

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